Top Legal Expert: “President Obama … Says He Can Kill [Any American Citizen Without Any Charge and] On His Own Discretion." "He Can Jail You Indefinitely On His Own Discretion"by Washington's BlogDecember 21, 2011Washiington's Blog

Government Says It Can Assassinate or Indefinitely Detain Americans on American Soil Without Any Due Process of Law

I’ve previously noted that Obama says that he can assassinate American citizens living on U.S. soil.

This admittedly sounds over-the-top. But one of the nation’s top constitutional and military law experts – Jonathan Turley – agrees.

Turley:

Is the second most cited law professor in the country

Has worked as both the CBS and NBC legal analyst during national controversies

Ranks 38th in the top 100 most cited ‘public intellectuals’ in a recent study by a well-known judge

Is one of the top 10 lawyers handling military cases

Has served as a consultant on homeland security and constitutional issues

Is a frequent witness before the House and Senate on constitutional and statutory issues

Turley said yesterday on C-Span (starting at 15:50):

President Obama has just stated a policy that he can have any American citizen killed without any charge, without any review, except his own. If he’s satisfied that you are a terrorist, he says that he can kill you anywhere in the world including in the United States.

Two of his aides just … reaffirmed they believe that American citizens can be killed on the order of the President anywhere including the United States.

You’ve now got a president who says that he can kill you on his own discretion. He can jail you indefinitely on his own discretion.

An American citizen from Boston suburb was convicted on Tuesday on terrorism charges, but the charges were loosely defined and the verdict may represent a significant blow to free speech rights.

Federal prosecutors claimed that Tarek Mehanna, 29, traveled to Yemen in 2004 with the hope of training as a terrorist and going on to fight American soldiers in Iraq. He failed to find any training camps, but returned home and allegedly promoted al Qaeda by writing about violent jihad against U.S. foreign policy on the Internet.

Mehanna and his lawyers instead claimed that he traveled to Yemen to receive training to become an Islamic scholar and that his writings on the Internet amounted to free speech.

“The charges scare people,” said J. W. Carney Jr., Mehanna’s lawyer and told reporters they would appeal. “The charges scared us when we first saw them. But the more that we looked at the evidence, the more that we got to know our client Tarek, the more we believed in his innocence.”

Post 9/11, the government has convicted many people on charges of “material support” to terrorists. But free speech advocates insist these are suffocating First Amendment rights and may grow to be even broader in the future.

Mehanna’s lawyers requested a jury instruction on First Amendment issues which included three points of instruction. The first reminded the jury of the right to hold views they regard as appalling. The second emphasized special protection for speech concerning public issues.

Back in the days BEFORE the very early Bushwhacker era, there was a 1996 film called 'WAG the DOG.' In that period war-criminal Clinton's phony-wars were part and parcel of his administration, but the world just didn't talk about them until Cheney came along during the Bushwhacker era ­ when suddenly "WAG the DOG made sense! Bush simply added to Clinton's War Crimes and increased the hubris and the arrogance taking everything to an entirely other level.

What many Amerikans still do not realize is that in 1996 Joe Biden wrote the USA PATRIOT act, eleven years before the Iraq war broke out (for the second time). Clinton rammed home all the trade-agreements that put the TREASON and the TYRANNY in place even before Bush was even a wet dream: And Clinton began his own series of illegal and unilateral bombings of other countries, based on his opinion and not upon wars that had been approved of or called for by the Congress. Bush then began his illegal and unilateral spying upon Americans in February of 2001, seven months before 911. Everything else about all of this has been proceeding apace since Ronald Reagan's days of Death-Squads for any and all that opposed American-colonial powers, anywhere upon this earth!

David dIcke's been doing this for about 20 years. I've been at it much longer and have lived with their results day after day after day. Separately we have each added to the unraveling of the nightmares, usually in different ways, but with the same goal in mind: Ridding ourselves and the world of this global cancer that is devouring its global host with every day that passes.

Today I received a phone call on my unlisted line. I was trying to sleep so I let it go to voice mail, Here is what was played back to me from a video by Judge Napolitano, in his video "What If the Government is Wrong" except that when I went to this tape, the ending on the phone call does not match the words on my voicemail?

"What if I'm right and the Government is wrong. What if it's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. What if it's better to perish fighting for freedom than to live as a slave? What if Freedom's greatest hour of Danger is Now!" (2)

I took this to be some kind of threat, but whatever the intended purpose was ­ nothing from me will change on this subject unless it might be to further press the issues.

What we are seeing today, and in Part Three of Icke's video is nothing more than the natural progression of events, as they were designed for us so very long ago. So the goal of WWIII has always been 'in the cards' for the elites, for the bankers and for the entire New World Order that continues to seek to own and control the entire planet.

What we are all seeing now are the exact same scenarios as were played out in Iraq, having therein emulated what happened in Vietnam and then in Iraq. Then this charade moved into Libya and on into Syria, soon to be in Yemen, Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and other countries that are all involved in the still unsettled border dispute created by Israel's demands for their GREATER STATE of Israel. This map was drawn in the 1970's

Nestled amid plains so flat the locals joke you can watch your dog run away for miles, Fargo treasures its placid lifestyle, seldom pierced by the mayhem and violence common in other urban communities. North Dakota’s largest city has averaged fewer than two homicides a year since 2005, and there’s not been a single international terrorism prosecution in the last decade.

But that hasn’t stopped authorities in Fargo and its surrounding county from going on an $8 million buying spree to arm police officers with the sort of gear once reserved only for soldiers fighting foreign wars.

Every city squad car is equipped today with a military-style assault rifle, and officers can don Kevlar helmets able to withstand incoming fire from battlefield-grade ammunition. And for that epic confrontation — if it ever occurs — officers can now summon a new $256,643 armored truck, complete with a rotating turret. For now, though, the menacing truck is used mostly for training and appearances at the annual city picnic, where it’s been parked near the children’s bounce house.

“Most people are so fascinated by it, because nothing happens here,” says Carol Archbold, a Fargo resident and criminal justice professor at North Dakota State University. “There’s no terrorism here.”

Like Fargo, thousands of other local police departments nationwide have been amassing stockpiles of military-style equipment in the name of homeland security, aided by more than $34 billion in federal grants since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a Daily Beast investigation conducted by the Center for Investigative Reporting has found.

THE NAZI INTERNATIONALTo fully understand who are really behind the carefully orchestrated transition of the free, open society America once was, into the police state it's becoming, I recommend these 2 videos.

Dr. Joseph P Farrell: The Nazi International (Part 1/2)

Dr. Joseph P Farrell: The Nazi International (Part 2/2)

Quoting: RoXY

"The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding"

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?Albert Einstein

With all of the pieces in place, when will the hammer drop?Madison Ruppert, Contributing WriterFriday, December 23, 2011Activist Post

Over the past few months, those who have been paying attention have witnessed some of the most disturbing developments in modern American history unfold at breakneck speed.

This includes the explicit codification of indefinite detention without charge or trial as well as rendition under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2012, the KBR move to create a team of sub-contractors to activate the so-called FEMA camps on a moment’s notice and the designation of American citizens as the enemy under Continuity of Government (COG) plans created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Unfortunately, the file revealing the FEMA COG plans, entitled “National Continuity Programs (NCP) Program and Mission Support Services (PAMSS)” was quickly removed from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) official website.

The US is definately a stealth fascist state, run by right-wing fascist corporations. It may eventually dispense with the facade and show its true face via outright fascist dictatorship. The corporate fascists and the military-industrial complex are very well organised and extremely well funded. What's amazing is that most Americans have no idea just how far-right their country really is, and are clueless about the fascist "government within the government". Right-wing christian fundamentalists are part of the problem, and aid and abett the fascists in government. They will willingly stand by while people are interned in concentration camps, until of course the military-police come for them.

The US is definately a stealth fascist state, run by right-wing fascist corporations. It may eventually dispense with the facade and show its true face via outright fascist dictatorship. The corporate fascists and the military-industrial complex are very well organised and extremely well funded. What's amazing is that most Americans have no idea just how far-right their country really is, and are clueless about the fascist "government within the government". Right-wing christian fundamentalists are part of the problem, and aid and abett the fascists in government. They will willingly stand by while people are interned in concentration camps, until of course the military-police come for them.

Military to Designate U.S. Citizens as Enemy During Collapse - FEMA Continuity of Government Plans Prep Total Takeover of Society,

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In 2011, Obama continued the destructive pattern he followed in years one and two. Throughout his tenure, he's done what supporters thought impossible.

Across the board on domestic and foreign issues, he governed to the right of George Bush. He's waged multiple imperial wars, plans others, looted the nation's wealth, wrecked the economy, consigned growing millions to impoverishment without jobs, and institutionalized tyranny to target dissenters challenging political corruption, corporate crooks, or abuse of power lawlessness.

He also promotes regime change in Syria, Iran, Venezuela, Lebanon, and other independent states. In addition, he targets Russia's military strength and China's growing economic might. At the same time, he supports ruthless, corrupt tyrants.

Moreover, he authorized indefinitely detaining anyone called a national security threat without charge (including US citizens). He continues Bush's rendition and torture policies, authorized killing US citizens abroad, (like Anwar Al-Awaki for opposing America's belligerency), and deployed Special Forces death squads covertly to 120 or more countries.

Notably, he destroyed hard won labor rights, wants education commodified and made another business profit center, and wages war on whistleblowers, dissenters, Muslims, Latino immigrants, and environmental and animal rights activists called terrorists.

Throughout his tenure, he's governed lawlessly for the monied interests that own him. He hasn't disappointed at the expense of core constituents and others deserving better.

In 2011, Obama continued the destructive pattern he followed in years one and two. Throughout his tenure, he's done what supporters thought impossible.

Across the board on domestic and foreign issues, he governed to the right of George Bush. He's waged multiple imperial wars, plans others, looted the nation's wealth, wrecked the economy, consigned growing millions to impoverishment without jobs, and institutionalized tyranny to target dissenters challenging political corruption, corporate crooks, or abuse of power lawlessness.

He also promotes regime change in Syria, Iran, Venezuela, Lebanon, and other independent states. In addition, he targets Russia's military strength and China's growing economic might. At the same time, he supports ruthless, corrupt tyrants.

Moreover, he authorized indefinitely detaining anyone called a national security threat without charge (including US citizens). He continues Bush's rendition and torture policies, authorized killing US citizens abroad, (like Anwar Al-Awaki for opposing America's belligerency), and deployed Special Forces death squads covertly to 120 or more countries.

Notably, he destroyed hard won labor rights, wants education commodified and made another business profit center, and wages war on whistleblowers, dissenters, Muslims, Latino immigrants, and environmental and animal rights activists called terrorists.

Throughout his tenure, he's governed lawlessly for the monied interests that own him. He hasn't disappointed at the expense of core constituents and others deserving better.

With minimal media debate, at a time when Americans were celebrating the New Year with their loved ones, the “National Defense Authorization Act " H.R. 1540 was signed into law by President Barack Obama. The actual signing took place in Hawaii on the 31st of December.

According to Obama's "signing statement", the threat of Al Qaeda to the Security of the Homeland constitutes a justification for repealing fundamental rights and freedoms, with a stroke of the pen.

The controversial signing statement (see transcript below) is a smokscreen. Obama says he disagrees with the NDAA but he signs it into law.

Obama implements "Police State USA", while acknowledging that certain provisions of the NDAA are unacceptable. If such is the case, he could have either vetoed the NDAA (H.R. 1540) or sent it back to Congress with his objections.

The “National Defense Authorization Act " (H.R. 1540) is Obama's New Year's "Gift" to the American People.

He justifies the signing of the NDAA as a means to combating terrorism, as part of a "counter-terrorism" agenda. But in substance, any American opposed to the policies of the US government can - under the provisions of the NDAA - be labelled a "suspected terrorist" and arrested under military detention.

"Moreover, I want to clarify that my Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens. Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a Nation. My Administration will interpret section 1021 in a manner that ensures that any detention it authorizes complies with the Constitution, the laws of war, and all other applicable law."

Barack Obama is a lawyer (a graduate from Harvard Law School). He knows fair well that his signing statement - which parrots his commitment to democracy - is purely cosmetic. It has no force of law.

His adminstration "will not authorize" what? The implementaiton of a Law signed by the US president?

Section 1021 is crystal clear. The Executive cannot refuse to implement it. The signing statement does not in any way invalidate or modify the actual signing by President Obama of NDAA (H.R. 1540) into law.

"Democratic Dictatorship" in AmericaThe “National Defense Authorization Act " (H.R. 1540) repeals the US Constitution. While the facade of democracy prevails, supported by media propaganda, the American republic is fractured. The tendency is towards the establishment of a totalitarian State, a military government dressed in civilian clothes.

The passage of NDAA is intimately related to Washington's global military agenda. The military pursuit of Worldwide hegemony also requires the "Militarization of the Homeland", namely the demise of the American Republic.

In substance, the signing statement is intended to mislead Americans and provide a "democratic face" to the President as well as to the unfolding post-911 Military Police State apparatus.

The "most important traditions and values" in derogation of The Bill of Rights and the US Constitution have indeed been repealed, effective on New Year's Day, January 1st 2012.

The NDAA authorises the arbitrary and indefinite military detention of American citizens.

In March 2010 when I resigned from my column with Creator’s Syndicate and put down my pen, I received so many protests from readers that two months later I began writing again. This renewed activity has resulted in this new year in a website of my own.

My columns will first appear on my site. Sites on which readers are accustomed to find my columns are permitted to continue to post my columns as long as they link to my site and indicate my copyright.

The site will stay up if reader support justifies it. Otherwise, I will conclude that the cost of the site exceeds the value of what I have to say.

This past year has not been a good one for the 99%, and the new year is likely to be even worse. This column deals with the outlook for liberty. The next will deal with the economic outlook.

The Bush/Obama regimes have put the foundation in place for imprisoning critics of the government without due process of law. The First Amendment is being all but restricted to rah-rah Americans who chant USA! USA! USA! Washington has set itself up as world prosecutor, forever berating other countries for human rights violations, while Washington alone bombs half a dozen countries into the stone age and threatens several more with the same treatment, all the while violating US statutory law and the Geneva Conventions by torturing detainees. [link to www.mcclatchydc.com]

Washington rounds up assorted foreign politicians, whose countries were afflicted with civil wars, and sends them off to be tried as war criminals, while its own war crimes continue to mount. However, if a person exposes Washington’s war crimes, that person is held without charges in conditions that approximate torture.

Bradley Manning is the case in point. Manning, a US soldier, is alleged to be the person who released to WikiLeaks the “Collateral Murder” video, which, in the words of Marjorie Cohn, “depicts U.S. forces in an Apache helicopter killing 12 unarmed civilians, including two Reuters journalists. People trying to rescue the wounded were also fired upon and killed.”

I think you have it backwards, OP. In Nazi Germany, the so-called "police" were used as tools of the government elites to terrorize society and collapse the German republic. In this case, the police are defending society and the republic from the tools of the government elites, (the tools being the OWS mobs).

Quoting: The_Viceroy

That was just 'target practice' to prepare the police for serious, widescale civil unrest, imo

Quoting: RoXY

OWS is conditioning for the masses to accept a heavy police presence!! They are getting the people used to it so when the military moves in to quell riots we will be used to it. It's that simple, it's a tool.